On 11/28/06, Kevin S. Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How do you switch to it? How do the pieces talk? This is the point of standards. If there is a standard way of addressing an index then you don't have to care what the newest greatest indexer is. This paragraph seems in contrast to your one above.
Well, what's the guarantee that the next great indexer isn't going to be using /some other standard/ than the one you're using? My only point is, it's a whole lot easier to refactor your application to benefit from a different indexing engine than it is to export all of your data out of something, potentially remodel it to work in another. I suppose it all breaks down to how much work you're willing to invest to keep up with the Joneses (after all, you could just stay with Lucene), but I don't really see the argument of "XQuery is a standard". Just because it's a standard (vs. semi-ubiquitous API) doesn't mean it will have the best tools for a particular problem area. -Ross.
